Mother struggled to bond with her premature baby because ‘he looked like an alien’

A mother whose son is one of Britain’s youngest ever premature babies has revealed she struggled to bond with him ‘because he looked like an alien’.
Flynn Parry was born 17 weeks early, seven days before the legal abortion limit of 24 weeks, and weighed just 1lb 1oz and was 11 inches long.
Hoda Ali, 36, had Flynn at University of Central London Hospital and immediately was told he was fighting for his life and unlikely to survive.
He was suffering sepsis, a potentially deadly form of blood poisoning, and had two brain bleeds, because of his early arrival into the world.
She said: A doctor... read more

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